BTS member Jungkook's 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony performance has been highly praised by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. On December 21st, FIFA President Infantino said on Instagram, "I look back on my favorite memories from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It was truly amazing.”
On November 20th, BTS’ Jungkook sang the World Cup official soundtrack ‘Dreamers’, live at the opening ceremony, as the first ever Korean singer.
Jungkook’s exceptional live skills echoed throughout the stadium and his dynamic performance heated up the start of a long-awaited World Cup.
Soon after his performance, the video of Jungkook's 2022 World Cup opening ceremony performance in Qatar rocketed to the top rankings for the most popular video watched category. The video then ranked no.1 on the most popular video for three consecutive days. Additionally, the official music video for ‘Dreamers’ proved global popularity as it streamed over 5 million views in just 8 hours after its release, 10 million views in 19 hours, 15 million views in 1 day, and 20 million in 2 days.
'Dreamers' was released on global music platform 'iTunes' and took no.1 in 102 countries across the world, in less than one day and 13 hours.
